Exhibition chapter
Why Europe Responded Differently from the United States | Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
This is Chapter 9 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.
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Exhibition chapter
Legacy of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring | Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
This is Chapter 10 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.
Multimedia | book profile
Hazardous Chemicals: Agents of Risk and Change, 1800–2000
This collection investigates the emergence of specific toxic, pathogenic, carcinogenic, and ecologically harmful chemicals as well as the scientific, cultural and legislative responses they have prompted.
Multimedia | book profile
West Germany and the Iron Curtain: Environment, Economy, and Culture in the Borderlands
Astrid M. Eckert’s West Germany and the Iron Curtain takes a fresh look at the history of Cold War Germany and the German reunification process from the spatial perspective of the West German borderlands that emerged along the volatile inter-German border after 1945.
Perspectives Article
The Elbe: Or, How to Make Sense of a River?
Sophie Lange discusses the environmental history of the Elbe river in Hamburg and an environmental dispute arising from mercury pollution between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.
Perspectives Article
The Most Famous Land|S̶c̶a̶p̶e̶
Through a combination of historical research and environmental fieldwork focusing on photographic imagery taken during World War I, Noemi Quagliati documents the environmental recovery of the former Western Front.
Perspectives Article
Stubborn Stuff: Translating Rubbish
David-Christopher Assmann explores how rubbish is translated into (literary) text, arguing that discarded materials are difficult to translate, resisting discursive orders and practices.
Perspectives Article
L’Elba, ovvero come comprendere un fiume
Sophie Lange incontra il fiume Elba e la storia ambientale dell’Elba da adulta. Muovendosi lungo il corso del fiume, racconta le dispute tra Repubblica Federale di Germania e Repubblica Democratica Tedesca generate dagli alti tassi di inquinamento delle acque.
Perspectives Article
Land׀S̶c̶a̶p̶e̶. Il più famoso paesaggio
Combinando ricerca storica e lavoro di campo, Noemi Quagliati documenta la distruzione e il recupero dei paesaggi del fronte occidentale della Grande Guerra.
Perspectives Article
Oggetti testardi: tradurre i rifiuti
David-Christopher Assmann scrive un testo narrativo per raccontare la sua ricerca che verte su come la narrativa e la poesia abbiamo esplorato e trattato il tema dei rifiuti. Questa meta-narrativa ci ricorda quanto i rifiuti siano difficili da trattare, anche attraverso le convenzioni letterarie.